Verse 16

But be that as it may, I have not burdened you. Yet because I was a crafty person, I took you in by deceit!

Referenced Verses

• 2 Cor 1:12 : 12 Paul Defends His Changed Plans For our reason for confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with pure motives and sincerity which are from God– not by human wisdom but by the grace of God– we conducted ourselves in the world, and all the more toward you.
• 2 Cor 4:2 : 2 But we have rejected shameful hidden deeds, not behaving with deceptiveness or distorting the word of God, but by open proclamation of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience before God.
• 2 Cor 7:2 : 2 Make room for us in your hearts; we have wronged no one, we have ruined no one, we have exploited no one.
• 2 Cor 10:2-3 : 2 now I ask that when I am present I may not have to be bold with the confidence that(I expect) I will dare to use against some who consider us to be behaving according to human standards. 3 For though we live as human beings, we do not wage war according to human standards,
• 2 Cor 11:9-9 : 9 When I was with you and was in need, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia fully supplied my needs. I kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and will continue to do so. 10 As the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be stopped in the regions of Achaia.
• 2 Cor 12:13 : 13 For how were you treated worse than the other churches, except that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this injustice!
• 1 Thess 2:3 : 3 For the appeal we make does not come from error or impurity or with deceit,
• 1 Thess 2:5 : 5 For we never appeared with flattering speech, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed– God is our witness–
• 1 Pet 2:3 : 3 if you have experienced the Lord’s kindness.